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Citation

Wright L. J. Clin. Psychol. (Hoboken) 1976; 32(1): 41-45.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1976, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1249232

Abstract

Thirteen parents convicted in court of battering their children and 13 matched controls were administered a battery of personality tests, with significant differences obtained on 5 of 21 study variables. Battering parents appeared healthier on those instruments based on content validity, where the social desirability of the items is more obvious. They appeared more disturbed (i.e., psychopathic) on items based on concurrent or statistical validity. It was concluded that battering parents were psychopathically disturbed, but whenever possible presented a distorted picture of themselves as healthy and unlikely to abuse their children. This tendency has been labeled the "sick but slick syndrome."


Language: en

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